Documentary Short Movies

A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at methods of pig breeding in Denmark.

PT Boat Video by ELCO during World War II.

Legendary short story writer Lucia Berlin (1936-2004) captured moments of grace in the cafeterias and laundromats of the American Southwest, in the...

Each of the stories celebrates pioneers of a national movement to engage encore workers, adults age 50+, in solving problems, meeting important...

At a mobile home park in small-town Northern California, five best friend retirees navigate their golden years with grace, humor, and wisdom, and...

Opening at a Soviet army base in Kabul, the film visits an attack helicopter squadron, a firebase outside Kabul, and a guard post near Kandahar. Then...

Fred Parke's thesis film on facial modeling at the University of Utah is an early landmark in computer animation.

In China, culture and the arts are very closely linked to people and their lives. The street life in Beijing is a 24-hour live show full of music,...

Documentary about Montreal, old French city and modern metropolis. Thanks to its secular churches, its old houses, its old markets, Montreal retains...

In the fall of 1939, more than 600 fishermen and fish handlers in the tiny town of Lockeport, Nova Scotia walked the picket line in front of the...

This film is a poetic exploration of the human spirit, resilience, and the transformative power of art in the face of unimaginable trauma.

What is a home? Can a body become a home? This short film tries to answer these questions about the construction of our identities through the...

A hairdresser's shop in Madrid crowded with people who come to see and touch a replica of the Virgin of Quinche. A priest proposes to take the statue...

This personal film is made up of landscape photos from the archive of the director's father, through which he returns to his life while exploring the...

Mini-documentary covering the making of Record of Lodoss War (1990).

A dedicated dance teacher continues inspiring his current and former students even after the arts high school in Gary, Indiana where he's taught for...

Why box? Is it the thrill of competition, or the lure of commercial riches, the chance to compete at the Olympics, or a simple need to test oneself....

A documentary that follows Zach Kleyn, a famous race walker, over the course of 3 years.

"As a right, people should have access to affordable housing and jobs that allow them to support their families with dignity" - Luis Granados

Jane Garcia, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2007 Community Leadership Awards (the Robert C. Kirkwood Award). Jane's visionary advocacy...